EXCLUSIVE: ITV Coronation Street’s Peter Ash lets slip when he leaves soap as Paul’s exit date ‘confirmed’
Coronation Street star Peter Ash has let slip when he's leaving the ITV soap after Paul Foreman was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease
Coronation Street star Peter Ash has let slip when he’s leaving the ITV soap.
Paul Foreman has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, and we know he will eventually lose his life in heartbreaking scenes. Whilst we are yet to find out a specific exit date, actor Peter has seemingly hinted at when he will leave.
Speaking exclusively to The Mirror over the weekend, he said: “It was amazing to film but tough because it was so emotional and hard but a beautiful episode and it was beautifully written. I’m looking forward to seeing that, it was great to work on. I’ll be sad to go but so grateful to be trusted with that storyline. It’s mixed emotions.”
Peter also hinted it wouldn’t be long until his character will die on screen – and appeared to let slip when it will happen.
Paul and Billy will have an episode dedicated to their romance (
ITV)
“People have reacted amazing to it. The response has been fantastic. It’s been tough, it’s been tiring. It’s been a long road but we’re nearly at the end now. I’m so grateful to be part of the storyline and raise awareness,” he added.
As part of his storyline, we will see a special episode dedicated to Paul and Billy’s romance.
Speaking about his exit, he said: “Absolutely, yeah, it’s a bit of a double edged sword, you know? Really sad to go, but like, really grateful that they trusted me with this storyline. So, some mixed emotions about leaving.
“Working with Daniel from day one has been amazing. We have so much fun. And yeah, obviously because he has a personal connection to MND, he’s a great source of information and insight. And I’ll very much miss working with him.”
It has been a tough storyline to film but Peter praised the Coronation Street writers for adding light to such a sad storyline.
He said: “Despite it being so horrific, Corrie have managed to write in moments of levity and humour that you have in real life. You make light of the awful things you’re going through and the audience has responded to that, families living through a similar situation have picked out those little human moments or jokey lines. It’s made me realise we are getting this right.”
